Granati LGBT Threatens To Surround GBK If Government Doesn't Respond To Cancel Coldplay Concert

Mass demonstration against Coldplay concert in front of the British Embassy Office/ Photo: Jehan/ VOI

JAKARTA - The mass of the National Anti LGBT Movement (Granati LGBT) conducted a longmarch from the National Police Headquarters, South Jakarta to the Horse Statue, Central Jakarta to voice the rejection of the Coldplay concert at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK), Central Jakarta.

VOI monitoring in front of the British Embassy building, Friday, November 10, at 14:10 WIB. Seen dozens of LGBT Grenade masses consisting of men and women from the elderly and young people carrying posters against Coldplay's concert.

Not much different when the masses were at the National Police Headquarters, in front of the British Embassy office their demonstrators asked for Coldplay's concert, for fear of becoming a disaster for the Indonesian nation.

"We don't want Coldplay's presence to be a punishment and a disaster for the Indonesian nation. Once again, the LGBT refused", shouted the demo orator in the loudspeaker's car, Friday, November 10.

"Hopefully, the British Ambassador in Indonesia can hear our voices. We are worried that the concert could damage relations with Britain", he continued.

The LGBT grenade spokesman, Novel Bamukmin, said that his party asked related parties to cancel Coldplay's concert at Gelora Bung Karno, on November 15.

"To cancel Coldplay concerts. There is absolutely no guarantee for no LGBT campaign", Novel said when met in front of the British Embassy building, South Jakarta, Friday, November 10.

Novel asked to provide space for his party to sit down with the organizers. So as not to campaign for LGBT anymore.

"Ask for a bridge so that we sit together, there is a guarantee that there will be no LGBT. If there is no guarantee, then there will be a continuation of the action on November 15. Big action", he said.

Novel still said, his party will hold a follow-up action if today's action is not responded to. He said his party would move to Gelora Bung Karno, Central Jakarta, November 15. Moreover, the masses will surround the airport and hotel where Coldplay personnel stay, if the government does not respond to their demands.

"There will be a continuation of the action on November 15. Massive action. Muslims are on standby in East Parking GBK, then we can move to GBK", he concluded.